Postcode · Rotterdam, South Holland

Postcode 3042: Neighbourhood Overschie

On 1 January 2026, postcode 3042 in Rotterdam (Overschie) had 8,580 residents. 61.7% of them (5,295 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Rotterdam (59.9%) and higher than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Morocco (13.6%), Suriname (9.3%) and Turkey (9.2%). 50.5% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 3.9 percentage points.

Residents: 8,580 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 61.7% 5,295 people
Born abroad: 50.5% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +3.9 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

38% 62%

Dutch origin 38.3% 3,285
Migration background 61.7% 5,295

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 3042. For comparison, the line marks Rotterdam and the circle the Netherlands.

Morocco

13.6% 1,170 people

Rotterdam 7.6% Netherlands 2.4%
Suriname

9.3% 800 people

Rotterdam 7.8% Netherlands 2.0%
Turkey

9.2% 790 people

Rotterdam 7.8% Netherlands 2.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

7.5% 645 people

Rotterdam 8.7% Netherlands 5.3%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

6.6% 565 people

Rotterdam 5.8% Netherlands 2.3%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

5.1% 440 people

Rotterdam 9.3% Netherlands 5.6%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

4.0% 340 people

Rotterdam 4.4% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.8% 155 people

Rotterdam 2.9% Netherlands 1.7%
Indonesia

1.7% 150 people

Rotterdam 1.6% Netherlands 1.9%
Germany

1.2% 100 people

Rotterdam 1.4% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.2% 100 people

Rotterdam 1.8% Netherlands 1.4%
Belgium

0.47% 40 people

Rotterdam 0.64% Netherlands 0.76%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

51% 49%

Born abroad (first generation) 50.5% 2,675
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 49.5% 2,620

Men and women

Men: 4,155
Women: 4,425

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 3042 61.7%

Higher than 96% of all postcodes in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

61.7%

3042
Rotterdam
Netherlands

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Year	3042	Rotterdam	Netherlands
1998	39.1%	38.9%	16.7%
1999	40.9%	40.2%	17.1%
2000	42.3%	41.5%	17.5%
2001	43.6%	42.9%	18.0%
2002	45.4%	44.4%	18.4%
2003	45.5%	45.4%	18.8%
2004	46.2%	46.2%	19.0%
2005	46.9%	46.8%	19.2%
2006	47.4%	47.1%	19.3%
2007	47.8%	47.4%	19.4%
2008	48.5%	48.0%	19.6%
2009	49.9%	48.7%	19.9%
2010	50.4%	49.5%	20.3%
2011	50.9%	50.2%	20.6%
2012	51.5%	50.8%	20.9%
2013	51.8%	51.1%	21.1%
2014	52.0%	51.4%	21.4%
2015	52.8%	51.8%	21.7%
2016	52.8%	52.2%	22.1%
2017	53.3%	52.7%	22.6%
2018	54.3%	53.2%	23.1%
2019	55.4%	53.9%	23.6%
2020	56.2%	54.6%	24.2%
2021	56.9%	55.1%	24.6%
2022	57.8%	56.6%	26.0%
2023	58.6%	57.8%	27.1%
2024	59.5%	58.6%	27.9%
2025	60.6%	59.3%	28.5%
2026	61.7%	59.9%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
3043 Overschie	32.2%	7,170	+3.4 pp	Other Europe
3041 Noord	64.4%	225	+6.1 pp	Other Europe
3044 Spaanse Polder	20.0%	100	−5.0 pp	Morocco

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	8,380	5,100	3,280	665	2,605	355	490	705	235	115	160	15	50	440	455	195	55	915	2,360
1999	8,320	4,925	3,400	695	2,705	365	535	710	230	150	155	15	50	475	460	205	50	945	2,455
2000	8,055	4,655	3,405	670	2,735	385	565	710	220	140	140	20	50	460	455	200	60	910	2,495
2001	7,810	4,410	3,405	635	2,765	400	590	680	215	150	135	15	40	445	480	205	45	865	2,530
2002	7,725	4,220	3,510	620	2,890	420	620	725	210	150	125	15	40	440	480	235	50	855	2,650
2003	7,385	4,025	3,360	590	2,780	415	600	705	195	140	120	15	40	415	445	225	55	800	2,555
2004	7,450	4,000	3,445	580	2,870	430	605	720	195	155	120	15	45	400	485	215	65	795	2,655
2005	7,505	3,985	3,520	565	2,955	455	670	735	190	150	125	15	40	385	465	225	65	775	2,740
2006	7,320	3,850	3,470	545	2,915	465	690	690	185	150	120	20	40	365	455	220	60	750	2,715
2007	7,240	3,780	3,460	540	2,920	495	715	685	175	135	120	15	45	360	440	220	55	725	2,740
2008	7,285	3,755	3,530	560	2,975	525	720	685	180	160	110	20	40	390	425	215	65	750	2,780
2009	7,260	3,630	3,625	555	3,070	550	755	695	175	165	110	20	35	390	425	230	75	745	2,880
2010	7,230	3,580	3,645	540	3,110	570	765	680	175	165	105	30	30	375	430	245	80	725	2,920
2011	7,280	3,575	3,705	550	3,145	590	780	685	180	160	110	35	35	370	435	230	85	745	2,960
2012	7,455	3,620	3,840	550	3,285	635	835	675	170	185	110	30	30	380	450	245	90	740	3,095
2013	7,435	3,575	3,855	565	3,295	660	800	675	165	200	105	40	35	385	440	260	95	745	3,110
2014	7,460	3,580	3,880	585	3,295	670	810	690	160	195	105	40	35	405	410	260	100	760	3,120
2015	7,540	3,560	3,980	570	3,410	700	830	715	170	190	105	45	35	385	445	270	90	755	3,225
2016	7,525	3,555	3,970	565	3,405	690	870	675	165	195	110	45	35	375	430	295	85	740	3,230
2017	7,700	3,595	4,105	560	3,545	730	890	715	165	185	105	50	35	370	445	320	95	740	3,365
2018	7,705	3,520	4,185	565	3,620	735	905	735	155	215	100	55	40	370	450	335	90	735	3,450
2019	7,945	3,545	4,400	570	3,825	775	960	750	155	240	105	65	40	360	470	365	110	750	3,645
2020	8,055	3,525	4,530	585	3,940	790	1,020	745	160	245	90	65	45	385	480	390	110	770	3,755
2021	7,940	3,425	4,515	605	3,910	770	990	730	165	250	90	70	45	400	470	415	120	800	3,715
2022	7,915	3,335	4,575	600	3,980	780	995	745	165	265	95	65	40	395	480	415	130	785	3,760
2023	8,055	3,340	4,720	630	4,090	785	1,030	745	160	305	100	80	40	410	490	430	135	810	3,865
2024	8,255	3,340	4,915	655	4,260	810	1,090	755	160	300	105	80	45	425	505	510	130	–	–
2025	8,440	3,325	5,115	665	4,450	790	1,130	780	150	340	100	95	40	425	540	580	145	–	–
2026	8,580	3,285	5,295	680	4,615	790	1,170	800	150	340	100	100	40	440	565	645	155	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)